Flushing valve and the like



March 31, 1925. 1,531,727

B. BENsl-:N

FLUSHING VALVE AND THE LIKE www! b March 31. 1925. 1,531,727

B. BENSEN FLUSHING ALVE AND THE LIKE Fef! Nov. 30, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 3l, 1925.

B. BENSEN FLUSHING VALVE AND THE LIKE Fed Nov. 30, 1923 4 SheetsSheet 3 March 31, 1925. 1,531,727

B. BENsl-:N

FLUSHING VALVE AND THE LIKE Fired Nov. 3o, 1923 A. 4 sneetsshget 4' MJ -L 24 7 /f/jgg, 5 /2- l Si? lll Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

UNITED STATES N PATENT oi-vrice.

BERNARD BENSEN, OFGHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSEGNOR TAO RQBERTS'SC BENSENBBASS MFG. CO., OF CHIOAGO, ILLINOS', A ROBERTS AND BERNARD BENSEN.'

FLUSHING VALVE AND THE LIKE.

Application 1edNovember 30, 1912.3. Serial No. 677,616.

To all l10710112/ t i12/Cty concern Be it knoivn that LIBERNARD BENSEN, a` citizen ot the United States2 residing at C111-,

cago, in the Counti7 of Cook and State of illinois) have inventedcentain new and usetui improvements in, Flushing Valves and the like, ot` vthiehthe following is a specilioation. n

The present inventionhas to do With certain improvements in` flushing valves andr the like. It has to do with improvements in flushing valves for Waterclosets,nrinals, and other siinilar structures.

@ne ot the objects of the invention is toV provide a siiiiple type ot' construction for automatically closingthe valve after therelease ot the operating button. Inthis oonnection, one of the objects is to provide an arrangement torestablishing the connections between the valve and the restoring sprinp,- and dash pot Without the need ot nsinglinls and othervcoiinections .vhioli are.

liable to becoiiie .disarranged inservice.,

in connection withv the foregoing, a turther objectl is to provide a very compact arrang-ement, andone in which the construction of the casing for the various parts may be siinpliied, its size reduced, andits Weight lessened with corresponding reduction in cost of manufacture.

@ne feature ot the invention, relates to the provision of an improved construction t the control valvesnch that the operations thereof are siniplilied and the 'amount of force necessary to be,applied-b5vv the user. is considerably reduced. In tlifisconneetion it is a further object of the inventionto pro-. vide a construction Wherebyfthe power ,to open the niain val-ve is actually supplied by the .vater pressure itseltl when the supple-` niental valve is released by the user.

A further feature of the invention relatesto the provision of an improved construction ot valve seat for the inain valve,v connection, one ot theI ob3ects is toprovide an arrangement suoli that the valve seat can be very easiljil removed and replaced troni tiine to time either tor-adjustment or-displacement Without thenecessity ot'V disturbing more thantivo orA three ot thereinaining parts ot-the valve.

Qin this connection it is a further object to malte it possible to replace the valve seat :troni time totinie In this as it wears, sothat the.

Hushing valve cany be kept. in lirstclass 0perating condition atalltiinesand. at.; a inimniuinof` expense. llhisis aniniportant. ea. ture when itv is considered that. the. valvel seats are generally made of brass oi' bronze,k

which. is a relatively expensive material.y

A further object of they inventiony isto` malte. provision fora thoroughly satisfactory aftertll` which. is performed antoinatir cally iii-thelatter-stagesot the valve closing operation.y @further-.object in this connection. is toprovide for thoroughl7 scouring and cleaning thevalve seat itself through' the filling ope 1ation, so that the valveseat will bein theV best possible condition ivhen the valve is linallycompletely closed.v

Other objects and uses of. the invention. will appearfroin a detailed description of, the saine7 which consists. in the features o 'l constnuction andconibinations of part-s jheref inatter described and claimed.

In.l the drawings: Figure. l, shows a. side` elevation of an improved flushing valveeni.- bodying the features ofl the present. invention, and it'sliows. by dotted `lines the posi'- tion of the opera-ting. button and dash pot:` Wlienvthe valveis fully opened;

Fig. 2 is a View at right angles tothat: of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a` vert-ical sectionl through the parts.V in their5 normal, or

ing to Fig. 4, Withthe exception that the.

niainvalve, has been t'ully lifted by thertorceof the Water so asto fully open tlievalve ,w

l Figi. 7 is alioiizontal-cross section taken onthe line 7;.-7 of Fig. 3, looking inthe direction of the. arrows; i

Fig.. 8 isa view eorresponvdin'gytoFig. 3, but at right angles thereto, the valve and valve seat beingsho-WnY inelevation;

Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectiontaken on the line 9.-9 ot Figi'. 8, looking),` in thevdii'eotion of the erro-Ws;

Fig. is a fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line 10-10 of Fi 8, looking in the direction of the arrows.

vThe flushing valve comprises generally a valve chamber 12 and a dash potl chamber 15 and the delivery chamber 16 beneath the same. The water supply connection 1T is connected `into they flange 18 at one side of the chamber 16 and the water delivery connection 19 is connected to the downwardly depending neck 2O at the lower end of the delivery chamber 16.

The upper portion of the inlet chamber 15 is preferably closed by a cap or plug 21. The opening at this point is suiliciently large to allow the main valve and the valve seat or basket to be inserted or removed with facility and without disturbing the other parts. v

A valve. basket or valve seat member 22 is supported by the ledge 14. This basket includes a downwardly depending flange 28 which threads into the ledge and at the upper end of which is a shoulder 24. A gasket may be. set between the shoulder and the ledge so as to establish a thoroughly waterl tight connection when the basket. is screwed in place.

A relatively large passage 26 reaches downwardly through the central portion of the basket, and an annular valve seat-37 is formed at the upper end of this passage. This valve seat faces upwardly and is fully exposed around its periphery by reason of the fact that the basket has the upwardly extending flange 28 which. however, is of larger size than the size of thel valve seat. Preferably the basket is raised as shown at 29 between the valve seat 27 and the flange 29.

In order to effectively guide the up and down movements of the lower portion of the valve, I prefer to provide a series of opposing fingers 30 around the basket, which are separated from each other, butwhose upper ends are joined together by a ring` 81. The size of this basket is such that itcan be set down through the opening exposed when the plug 31 and main valve are removed.

The main valve 89. has at its lower end a flangeA 33 and at its upper end a flange 34. These flanges are joined together by a central hollow stem 'The flange. 38 is of propeil size to work easily within the flange 28 of the basket, and while not establishing an absolutely water tight connection therewith, does serve to substantially shut off the main flow of water as long as the flange 38 is seated to any extent within the fiange 28.

The flange 34 is of larger size than the flange 83 and works easily within the opening at the` upper' end of the inlet chamber 15. In fac-t, as clearly indicated in Fig. 8, there is a slight passage 37 allowed between the flange 34 and the upper end 36 of the chamber 15, so that the water can seep through and reach 'the top surface of the flange 34. In this way the hydrostatic pressure on the top and bottom faces of the flange 34 is equalized when the parts are at rest.

main valve member is greater than the area of the under surface of the flange 34 by an amount equal to the cross sectional area of the stem 85. Consequently, when the main valve is closed by seating against the seat 27, the downward pressure is greater than the upward pressure and the water' pressure therefore serves t-o hold the valve in the closed condition.

Extending through the neck 85 is a sleeve 38 whose lower portion threads into the neck, and whose lower end carries a flange 89.` By threading the sleeve upwardly the flange 39 clamps a gasket or washer 40 firmly in place within a recess in the lower face of the flange 83. This gasket 40 is the element which seats directly against the seat 27 when the main valve is closed. The flange 89 is, for this purpose, of somewhat smaller size than the opening of the seat 27, and the lower peripheral edge 41 of the flange is preferably tapered, so that in (he last stages of the seating operation, the .vater will be gradually cut olf.

The upper end of the slee-ve 38 reaches slightly above the flange 34 and establishes a secondary valve seat 42. Extending down through the hollow collar 88 is a stein 43 which is of such cross section as to establish one or more vertical passages 44 throughout its length as particularly illustrated in Fig. 7.

The upper end of the stein 43 has a flange 35 46 by means of a collar 47 held in place by a nut 48 threaded onto the upper end of the stem 43. Consequently, when the stem is drawn down with respect to the main valve, the washer 46 is seated firmly against the valve seat 42 kso as to close the auxiliary valve. On the other hand by raising the stem 48 with respect to the main valve, the auxiliary valve is opened so as to allow water to flow down through thev passages 44, and thus relieve the pressure o-n theA top faces of the flange 34. v

ln one side of the chamber v16 there is placed a rock shaft 49 whose inner end carries a crank 5() working within the chamber 16. The lower portion of the stein 42 is widened out and is provided with a pair of eyes 51, clearly shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 6,

The total area of the top surface of the against which may be clamped a washer It will be observed that in order to replace the basket and valve seat, it is only necessary to remove the cap 2l and the nut 48 from the upper end of the stem 43, whereby the main valve can be withdrawn and thus expose thebasket and valve seat.

While I have herein shown and described only a single embodiment of the features of my present invention, still I do not intend to limit myself to the same, except as I may do so in the claims.

I claim:

l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a unitary housing having a pair of vertically extending chambers separated by a central vertical partition, one of said chambers being a valve chamber and the lother a dash pot chamber, suitable water supply and delivery connections to the valve chamber, suitable valve mechanism within the valve chamber to control .the supply of water therethrough, and including a vertically operable valve stem, the lower end of the dash pot chamber being open, a clash pot vertically movable within said chamber, a piston within the dash pot, a piston rod connected to the piston and reaching through the upper end of the dash pot, a rigid connection between the upper end of the piston rod and the roof of the dash pot chamber, there being a vertical slot in the side of the dash pot chamber, a finger on the dash pot reaching` through said slot, a rock shaft journalled in the lower portion of the valve chamber and reaching to the outside thereof, an operative connection between said rock shaft and the valve stem aforesaid, an operating lever connected to the projecting end of the rock shaft, and a pin connection between said lever and the dash pot finger aforesaid whereby depression of the lever directly rocks the shaft to operate the valve stem and simultaneously depresses the dash pot, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a unitary housing` having a pair of vertically extending chambers sep'- arated by a central vertical partition, one of said chambers being a valve chamber and the other a dash pot chamber, suitable water supply and delivery connections to the valve chamber, suitable valve mechanism within the valve chamber to control the supply of water therethrough and including a vertically operable valve stem, a dash pot vertically movable within the dash pot chamber, a piston within the dash pot, means for retaining said piston in fixed position, there being a vertical slot in the side of the dash pot chamber, a finger on the dash pot reaching throughv said slot, a rock shaft journalled in the lower portion of the valve chamber land reaching to the outside thereof, an operative connection between said rock shaft and the valve stem aforesaid,

an operating lever connected to the projecting end of the rock shaft, and a pin connection between said lever and the dash pot finger aforesaid, whereby depression of the lever directly rocks the shaft to operate the valve stem and simultaneously depresses the dash pot, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a unitary housing having a pair of vertically extending chambers separated by a central vertical partition, one of said chambers being a valve chamber and the other a-dash pot chamber, a suitable water supply and delivery connections to the valve chamber suitable valve mechanism K within the valve chamber to control the supply of water therethrough, and including a vertically operable valve stem, a dash pot within the dash pot chamber, a companion piston within the dash pot, means for holding one of said parts in fixed position and the other being movable, therebeing a vertical slot in the side of the dash pot chamber, a finger on the movable element reaching through said slot, a rock shaft journalled in the lower portion of the valve chamber and reaching to the outside thereof, an operative connection between said rock shaft and the valve stem aforesaid, an operating lever connected to the projecting `end ofthe rock shaft,` and a pin connection between said lever and the finger aforesaid, whereby depression of the lever directly rocks the shaft to operate the valve stem and simultaneously depresses the movable element, substantially as described.

t. In a device of the class described, the combination of a valve chamber, a sill reaching around the interior of the same, a basket having in its lower portion a downwardly extending neck adapted to seat within said sill and having a central through passage, said basket having an upwardly facing` valve seat surrounding said opening and also having a series of upwardly reaching separated guide arms located around said seat, and having an annular 'liange around said seat in proximity to the position of the seat, a water supply connection into the valve chamber above the position of the sill, a water delivery connection from the valve chamber at a position below the sill, a main valve vertically movable within the guide arms aforesaid and having at its lower end a valve flange adapted to seat against and close the valve seat aforesaid, said valve flange working freely within the basket fiange aforesaid, there being a perforation extending through the basket flange in a substantially tangential direction, and means for operating the valve aforesaid, whereby when the valve flange is raised clear of the basket flange a full opening is presented, and whereby when the valve flange enters the basket flange the main supply of Water is interrupted but an auxiliary supply is admitted through the perforation of the basket flange in a generally tangential direction to thereby flush the valve seat and provide forthe after fill, substantially as described.

In a. device of the class described, the combination of a valve chamber, a sill reaching around the interior of the same, a basket having in its lower portion suitable means for attachment to the sill and having a central through passage, said basket having an upwardly facing valve seat surrounding said opening, and an annular flange around said seat in proximity to the position of the seat, a Water supply connection into the valve chamber above the position of the Sill., a Water delivery connection. from the valve chamber at a position below the sill, a main valve through the annular flange aforesaid and having at its lower end a valve seat flange adapted to seat against and close the valve seat aforesaid, there being a perforation eX- tending through the basket flange, and ineans for operating the valve aforesaid, whereby When the valve flange is raised clear of the basket ange a full opening is presented, and whereby When the valve flange enters the basket flange the main sup vertically movable ply of Water is interrupted, substantially as described.

BERNARD BENSEN. 

